New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-05
TALKING TO TAMMANY BRAVES.
GOVERNOR LEE, or VIRGINIA. FOR PEACE AND
FRIENpsHIP-OTHER -EECHRs.

GOVERNOR LEE, or VIRGINIA. FOR PEACE AND
FRIENDsHIP-oTHER s-ErcBRs
FIT be a reflection upon the Tammany Society to
record the fact that the sury weather prevented Its
from being crowded yesterday It must DO taken as re-
necon OF the Fourth s July and unavoidable at this
season. Csppa's Band played patriotic airs the bal
cony outside the building for hour before the meeting
was called order. Al 1890 q. County Clerx James A.
Flack. as Grand sachen, having marched In at the
mead OF the procession OF members Of the soci-
ety aud invited guests. with flourish
OF his tomshawk called for silence and
in brief address welcomed the guests and members of
the society Prominent among those on the platform
were General Fitzhugh Ice. Governor OF Virginia; f.
willes wilson. Governor OF West Virginia; Thomas I.
CinsInan. OF North Carolins william McAdoo OF New.
Jersey; W. Bourko Cochran, Sheriff Hugh j. Grant
Thomas r. Glroy. Richard Croker, Recorder smythe
Justice Charles welde, g. Cox, Corporation Counsel
Morgan J. OBrien. John d. Newman, william H. Dobbs
and John MoQuada
After songs by the Union Gee Club and the reading OF
the Declaration of independence by Eugene Ives man
In tho audience and shouted Three cheers for
George Ashington. the noDest In the world r which
responded TO Nth much heartinsss Then, at the
call Of the chairman General Lee stepped tho front
and received with great cheering After expressing
his acknowlcd gmen ts he began:
snIs ." where i've thsre s remnant Of band Of In.
dian, called s os anil ,nsy max. an
atty When John Lscber, who won the .obriaue OF
LetchYr" Governor of Virginia deieRa-
Indians called him 10 tender
~ s tss Pre-
terpr.ter who translated hrs words saying He
to-day and grand all
his bald hssdsl rcd headed dsddes" LauEhter Tho
entirely bald except two little tuils OF
red either side OF head, To-day
procedure and Of indians
going the 0ovsraer the execnt Of the omm0n wealth
to-day Indians ship laden with Virginia To-
they smoke together pipe peace ZAP
piaussl
stand In old rammany Hail. which stood Ike the
rsck Of Gibraltar In the mdst OF M breakers hurled
bacr all opposition 10 Democratic prinepesso stand IN
the Wigwsm of tue father. under whose blows ism after lam
down. Including kspu nicansm. diss like
mist oeisre the sea borne gale Ana come hsrs to help
the altar 81 patriotism the nres OF the r,t Revou
ton Applauss Virginia to-day clasps hands with tho
Empire state In the celebration OF
The speaker alluded 10 the conduct OF New-York and
Virginia troops In the Revolutionary and orzed
General Washington the highest type OF tho Americas
soldier. aayng that he niInous youth glor
ious In hts life and that his highest ambition was the
happi"sss Of mankind and his nobless victory the
conquest OF himself Genrral Lee dwst upon the part
which Georgs Mason. Richard Henry Lee. Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson and other Vrgnians bad taken In
formulating the principles which the Government
founded Hew-York aud Virginia he saa. went on with
great harmony until 1881 Re blamed those who sas in
The constitutional Convention which framed the Govern